ok this is what i was looking for, from the lilo man page :-
-R command line
This option sets the default command for the boot
loader the next time it executes. The boot loader
will then erase this line: this is a once-only
command. It is typically used in reboot scripts,
just before calling `shutdown -r'.
So i set my failsafe kernel to be the default, and the new kernel to boot
with "lilo -R dodgy". Then if it fails to boot, my watchdog card will
reboot and the failsafe kernel will be used.
thanks for the help.
cya
Andrew
> > I dont wish to communicate with the bootlaoder at all. Its a simple matter
> > of changing the default kernel to a failsafe one, so that if the new
> > kernel fails the failsafe one will boot next time ? what is so difficult ?
> > no communication with the bootlaoder is required....
>
> Then, try that and surprise me.
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